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AUDITIONS FOR THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ ARE NOW OVER

Audition Notice

THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ

Clockwork Productions presents the vintage stage musical of
THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ. This musical was written by L. Frank Baum, author of THE
WIZARD OF OZ, as a sequel. It was successfully staged in Los Angeles in 1913,
then toured the USA and Canada through 1914. A cast of engaging and diverse
fantasy characters travels from the Land to Oz to the underground Metal Forest
and over the rainbow in a fast-moving story sprinkled with magic and romance.
Our production includes the complete surviving original score, which ranges in
style from tin pan alley to operetta.

Please bring a current copy of your resume and headshot if
available, as well as your calendar through August 9, 2014. All conflicts will
be required to be listed on the audition form.

REHEARSALS:

First read-through will be Wednesday evening, April 16.

Rehearsals will be held at Infinity Dance Arts, 1075
Broadway, El Cajon, CA92021.

Just prior to the performance, the rehearsal location will
change to the performance space at the Town and Country Resort Hotel and
Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego, CA 92108.

PERFORMANCE:

Single performance, Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Town
and Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center, 500 Hotel Circle North, San
Diego, CA 92108 in Mission Valley. The performance will comprise the Saturday
evening program of the 50th annual Winkie Convention.

Director: Chrissy Burns

Musical Director: Joseph Grienenberger

Choreographer: Jennifer Solomon-Rubio

Producer: Eric Shanower

Audio and video recording of the performance is planned. A
DVD will be made available for purchase by members of the cast and crew and to
fulfill incentives for THE TIK-TOK MAN OF OZ Kickstarter campaign. No
commercial release is planned. We’d like cast members to autograph items, such
as copies of the program and poster, to fulfill incentives for THE TIK-TOK MAN
OF OZ Kickstarter campaign.

The following three excerpts from L. Frank Baum's script for The Tik-Tok Man of Oz are presented here to give a flavor of the show. You don't need to learn these lines to audition.

EXCERPT ONE

BETSY:

This
hothouse is devoted ’specially to roses. They’ve turned me out, and I ’spect
they’ll turn you out too.

SHAGGY:

Nothing
ever turns out the way you expect. (Points
to mule.) Who’s your friend?

BETSY:

His
name’s Hank. Isn’t it a pretty name? I’m Betsy. What’s your name?

SHAGGY:

They
call me Shaggy Man. Lost the family bible and can’t remember what I was
christened. Very young at the time.

BETSY:

How
did you happen to stray into these gardens?

SHAGGY:

Looking
for brother. Brother and I owned a mine in Colorado. Scooped out gold nuggets
by the pail-full. Oh, joy! One day I left brother digging in the mine. When I
came back he was gone—the mine was gone—everything gone. Oh, gloom!

BETSY:

How
strange!

SHAGGY:

Couldn’t
understand it at first. Then I found, on the spot where the mine had been, an
asbestos letter. Here it is. (Hands piece
of asbestos to BETSY.)

BETSY: (Reads)

“This
mine is mine so I’ve taken it away to my underground kingdom and with it the
audacious mortal who was robbing me of my gold. Let this be a warning to
mankind not to interfere with the rights of, Signed, Ruggedo, the Metal
Monarch.” Goodness, me! Who’s this Metal Monarch?

SHAGGY:

A
hard question. He’s metal.

BETSY:

I’ve
heard of the copper king, and the steel king, but I never before heard of the
Metal Monarch. Where does he live?

SHAGGY:

He
didn’t give his address.

BETSY:

Is
your brother still in his power?

SHAGGY:

Sure
thing. Brother’s broke out of jail seven times, but the Metal Kingdom must be
too strong for him. Never mind. I’ll find brother some day.

EXCERPT TWO

QUEEN ANN OF OOGABOO:

My
brave boys, we’ve come all the way from home, seeking adventure, and your
advent hasn’t turned up any excitement so far.

PRIVATE FILES:

That’s
not my fault.

ANN:

Be
respectful! Or I’ll dock your pay.

FILES:

You
can’t dock mine, Your Majesty!

ANN:

Why
not?

FILES:

Because
I don’t get any pay. All I get is promises. This life is not what I expected
when I enlisted.

ANN:

What
did you expect?

FILES:

War!
Carnage! Devastation! Conflict and blood!

ANN:

But
that would be wrong. If that’s what you want you ought to get a job in the
stock-yards.

FILES:

I’ve
had enough. I’m going to resign.

ANN:

You
won’t, Private Files. You’re the only army we have, so you may as well be
resigned to your fate, for it’s the only resignation I’ll accept. But there’s
another reason.

FILES:

What
is it?

ANN:

You’ve
won my heart, Private.

FILES:

A
soldier’s chief duty is to win the hearts of women. But I don’t want it.

ANN:

I’m
going to command you to marry me and become my royal consort.

FILES:

Where
can you find another victim to take my place as private?

ANN:

Can’t
I hire another private?

FILES:

You
don’t pay, so the job don’t pay.

ANN:

Listen
then! Here we are in a foreign country. It looks prosperous, so we’ll conquer
it and divide the spoils.

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http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/search/collection/fa-spnc/searchterm/tik-tok%20man%20of%20oz/mode/all/order/nosort/page/2See the sheet music at Baylor's collection of American Popular Music.---Mark Miner